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From the Boardroom to the Farmyard

Senior Executives were taken out of their comfort zones on last year’s popular stage

Not only was last year’s Senior Executive held in an old Brecon Beacons cattle auction yard, stage full of colour, it was also one of our competitors’ favourite stages in UK Challenge history!

Each team participating in 2019 has one additional Senior Executive place so get him or her to come along to Snowdonia this year for what promises to be another truly amazing stage!

To ensure we have enough rooms for everyone, the deadline for registering your team’s Senior Exec is next Thursday 23rd May so once you’ve got them on board, make sure to add them on your team’s portal before then!

The ‘Weturn’ of the Wetsuit

Swimming makes a (welcome) return in 2019

After a one year hiatus at last year’s challenge, we’re making up for lost time with not 1 BUT 2 swim sections. They will not be sea-based but may be in a lake or other similar body of water.

Your swimmer should be capable of swimming 400m continuously
in open water and both bodies of water historically have water
temperatures in July in the 14 – 18 degree range and so wetsuits are not
necessary and indeed are entirely optional.

All swimmers will be responsible for their own hats, goggles
and speedos.

You are welcome to swim without a wetsuit or to bring your
own but if you would like to hire a wetsuit from us, we can arrange this. There
will be an admin fee of £20.00 per wetsuit to cover the cost of the delivery of
the wet suit to each location and the hire for both locations.

For ease, if you would like this, we have created an order
option in the portal which can be accessed here so if your
swimmer wants a wetsuit, please ensure that you have selected a size from the
dropdown box by Friday 31st May.

Marco Polo Events, a company dedicated to providing outdoor team-building opportunities, and the owner of the UK Challenge, the headline iconic event that takes place over three days involving over 500 company executives has appointed Teenage Cancer Trust as their exclusive charity partner for the 2019 event to be held in Snowdonia.

Over the next 12 months many of the teams entered in the UK Challenge will join in the fund raising, by integrating participation into their internal CSR programs or dedicated charity initiatives.

MPE CEO, David Moran, commented;

“I expect this partnership to be our best yet as we know that fund raising is a very personal thing and with TCT we will get to see the fruits of our labour and make a difference in an area that gets little attention. Cancer will affect all of us at some point in our lives but to get impacted when you’re a teenager can be extra stressful for both the individual and the people around them. The team at TCT do a great job to support young people with cancer.”

Adding to those comments, Peter George, Chairman of MPE said;

“The companies and individuals that take part in the UK Challenge are amongst the best and most motivated to be found in the workplace, I know from personal experience that taking part is one of the best investments a company can make in its people and having a meaningful charity partnership that our competitors really relate to will resonate throughout their whole organisation.”

Kate Collins, Chief Executive of Teenage Cancer Trust said;

“We’re incredibly excited about partnering with UK Challenge and being a part of this fantastic event in 2019. We can’t wait to work with them and all the teams to raise vital funds for young people facing cancer. Right now, for every young person Teenage Cancer Trust reach, there’s another we can’t. The money raised through our partnership will help us provide young people with cancer the best treatment, care and support – and ultimately ensure that no young person faces cancer alone.”